MKA has tried to reduce the number of BoT committees over the years. Technology once had its committee before being absorbed into the Facilities Committee. The Educational Programs & Policy (EPP) Committee covered the educational aspects of the program.
Recently, there has been further constriction. The Facilities Committee has been merged with Finance, creating a Facilities & Finance Committee, and EPP has merged with Student Life forming the Student Experience Committee.
With all this said, we undertook a Cyber Audit this year (w/Ankura), which was required by the BoT, and reported on during one of the meetings this year.
The school is trying to balance the number of committees it is asking its board member to serve on and the school's needs. While understanding this need, I do think that there needs of the department (both Ed Tech and Tech) can often go under-represented in the current model.
I would be curious to know how other schools are structured.
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William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-05-2023 12:47 PM
From: Hiram Cuevas
Subject: Subcommittee of the Board for Cyber
ATLIS peeps,
Where does cyber reside in your school's board subcommittees? We've been thinking about this for a few weeks and there is no good place for it. Here is a list of the ones we have considered: Property and Resource, Finance, and Governance. None of those seem to capture the full scope of what cyber requires. We've given some thought to Risk Management as a subcommittee as it could incorporate not only cyber but also physical safety and security.
TIA,
Hiram
#Leadership
#CybersafetyandDataSecurity
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Hiram Cuevas
St. Christopher's School
Richmond VA
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